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The Alison Holloway Award
Open 2010 flyer
The Alison Holloway Award is a perpetual award for those who work within the field of
Anaesthesia as a technician, paramedical officer or assistant. It is awarded
to the best case study or research paper relating to the area of Anaesthesia
or Intensive Care.
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The most outstanding paper as judged by the Education
Officer and Executive Panel is accepted for presentation at the ASAPO Educational Conference and Scientific Exhibition every year.
The prize for the accepted paper is AU$2000 plus a personal gift.
Submissions for this year's Award close at 5pm, Friday 15 October 2010. Open flyer
HistoryThis award was generated in 1995 and bore the name of Dr Alison Holloway, a tireless supporter of trained anaesthetic assistants. It was established to encourage their involvement in research, so that we may all learn of any of their special "tricks of the trade".
Judging Panel
Must consist of
- a prominent anaesthetist
- a registrar of ASAPO
- an education officer of ASAPO
The judges' decision shall be final and no correspondence shall be entered into.
EligibilityThe following is a directive provided by Dr Alison Holloway and indicates the way in which she has established the criteria for a suitable winner.
- Entries are limited to student or trained anaesthesia paramedical officers who are members of the Australasian Society of Anaesthesia Paramedical Officers.
- Entries are not limited to those who work in Australia, but may come from any Australasian country where there are anaesthesia paramedical officers trained to the standard determined by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and this Society.
- Work performed outside Australasia is not considered.
- The project should have educational value and be useful to other anaesthesia paramedical officers, to your Anaesthetist colleagues, or to the suppliers or manufacturers of equipment.
- The winning paper must be read at the annual conference and will be published entirely or in abstract form on the Society's website.
- One person or a group of people can make the presentation. All authors should be anaesthesia paramedical officers. Any help from other professional colleagues such as Anaesthetists or theatre nursing staff should be acknowledged.
- Projects may be undertaken in the operating theatre, intensive care unit, pain management clinic, CSSD or technicians' workshop.
Judging Criteria
- Evidence of:
- a well researched background and references to background reading;
- knowledge of published articles related to the subject;
- extensive preparation;
- work of a high calibre, showing considerable amount of time and effort was needed;
- an end result proving to be interesting and educational.
- Leading to:
- a greater understanding of the work of an anaesthesia paramedical officer;
- possible change in our current way of working which will benefit our patients.
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